Indian stock market is closed today March 31, 2025, on account of Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid). Trading across equity, derivatives, securities lending and borrowings (SLB), currency and interest rate derivates segments will remain closed. Bources will remain closed for a total of 14 days throughout this year.
Trading operations will resume tomorrow, April 1, 2025, marking the start of fresh financial year.
On the last trading session Friday, Sensex shed 191.51 pts or 0.25 per cent to close at 77,414.92 and Nifty 50 dropped 72.60 pts or 0.31 to 23,519.35.
In April 2025, the market will be closed for three days, April 10th, 14th and 18th on account of Mahavir Jayanti, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti and Good Friday.
Following trading holidays in line
- April 10, 2025 – Shri Mahavir Jayanti
- April 14, 2025 – Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti
- April 18, 2025 – Good Friday
- May 1, 2025 – Maharashtra Day
- August 15, 2025 – Independence Day / Parsi New Year
- August 27, 2025 – Shri Ganesh Chaturthi
- October 2, 2025 – Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Dussehra
- October 21, 2025 – Diwali Laxmi Pujan
- October 22, 2025 – Balipratipada
- November 05, 2025 – Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev
- December 25, 2025 – Christmas
In the meantime, all banks will remain open today, following the central bank’s direction to all agency banks that handle Government-related financial transactions. RBI had earlier declared March 31 as a bank holiday for most States except in Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh.
Asian markets plunge
ANI adds: Meanwhile, other major Asian markets faced heavy selling pressure. At the time of filing this report, Japan’s Nikkei 225 had plunged 4 per cent, Taiwan’s Weighted Index had declined 2.97 per cent, and South Korea’s benchmark index had dropped over 2.5 per cent, reflecting widespread investor concerns.